I reached my hand out to Lynn, ready to steady her if she should faint or something. "It's okay, we cleared the hallway and the others are checking the rooms." I dropped my backpack and pulled out a little bottle of water and one of the pastries I had in it. I looked at it and grimaced, it was all squished, a chocolate cupcake with cream filling all flattened like a pancake.
"Here Lynn, eat this. I know it looks terrible, but it'll give you some energy until we find something else." I smiled at her as I turned the stool back on its legs and pushed her down gently to sit on it. "It's okay. Eat and then we'll decide what the best way is to get out of here."
